Universal roof scuttle

A roof scuttle for enclosing a roof opening comprising:

• a plurality of elongate rectangular shaped frame members having a vertical outer wall and an opposed vertical inner wall which has openings therein to facilitate securing an anchor strap to the wall and a curb with a fastener and a connecting horizontal upper wall and a connecting horizontal lower wall and a downwardly and outwardly angled drip flange along the vertical outer wall, which said frame members are connected together to form a rectangular scuttle frame, the scuttle frame having a front and a back and two opposed sides which frame surrounds an opening in a roof to be covered by the roof scuttle and a raised curb surrounds the roof opening wherein the upper surface of the curb is above the roof surface;
• a hinge;
• a door having a top, bottom and side edges, said door being hinged to the frame for motion of the door between an open position and a closed position;
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• wherein the lower wall of the frame member is positioned on the upper surface of the raised curb surrounding the roof opening and the vertical inner wall of the scuttle frame is secured to the curb.

A method for installing a roof scuttle to cover a roof opening comprising the steps of:

• providing a raised curb surrounding a roof opening to be enclosed by a roof scuttle the upper surface of the curb being above the roof surface;
• supplying a roof scuttle comprising:
• a plurality of elongate rectangular shaped frame members having a vertical outer wall and an opposed vertical inner wall and a connecting horizontal upper wall and a connecting horizontal lower wall and a downwardly and outwardly angled drip flange extending outwardly from the vertical outer wall and having an end which extends below the plane of the lower wall, which said frame members are connected together to form a rectangular scuttle frame, the scuttle frame having a front and a back and two opposed sides and which frame surrounds the opening in the roof to be covered by the roof scuttle;
• a hinge;
• and
• a door having a top, bottom and side edges, said door being hinged to the frame for motion of the door between an open position and a closed position;
• positioning the lower wall of the roof scuttle on the upper surface of the raised curb;
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• securing an anchor strap horizontally or vertically to the vertical inner wall of the scuttle frame and to the curb.

A method for installing a roof scuttle to cover a roof opening comprising the steps of:

• providing a raised curb surrounding a roof opening to be enclosed by a roof scuttle the upper surface of the curb being above the roof surface;
• supplying a roof scuttle comprising:
• a plurality of elongate rectangular shaped frame members having a vertical outer wall and an opposed vertical inner wall wherein the inner wall has openings to facilitate securing an anchor strap to the wall with a fastener and a connecting horizontal upper wall and a connecting horizontal lower wall and a downwardly and outwardly angled drip flange along the vertical outer wall, which said frame members are connected together to form a rectangular scuttle frame, the scuttle frame having a front and a back and two opposed sides and which frame surrounds the opening in the roof to be covered by the roof scuttle;
• a hinge;
• and
• a door having a top, bottom and side edges, said door being hinged to the frame for motion of the door between an open position and a closed position;
• positioning the lower wall of the roof scuttle on the upper surface of the raised curb;
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• securing the vertical inner wall of the scuttle frame to the curb using the anchor strap.